A little eunuch was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, it's late at night, you can't go out, if you are frozen, the prince will have to skin the slave." ”

Seeing the two eunuchs kneeling on the ground trembling, Chongzhen couldn't bear it even if he wanted to get angry, he lowered his voice and said, "What are you two minions crying about, I just want to go outside, what are you afraid of?" ”

"Your Majesty, you can have a golden body, and your safety is in danger of the world, how can you go outside when it is so cold and freezing. If you really want to go out, you'll have to wait until tomorrow morning! ”

The two little eunuchs knocked their heads loudly, just not letting Chongzhen go out. Looking at the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground and knocking his head bruised, Chongzhen smiled self-deprecatingly: "Others envy me for being the Ninety-Five, but who knows that I can't even go out to enjoy the night view, what's the point of this emperor?" ”

The two eunuchs didn't speak, they just knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously, the lives of the subordinates in the palace are really worthless, and there are many eunuchs and palace maids who die every year for various reasons, and they don't want to become the next unjust ghost to be killed.

"That's it, get up!" Seeing the pitiful looks of the two eunuchs kneeling on the ground, Chongzhen sighed lightly and said, "You all get up, I can't get out." ”

"Thank you for your grace!" Hearing Chongzhen say this, the two little eunuchs quickly got up, and then worked together to close the door.

Chongzhen was about to walk back to the dragon case to continue to review the folds, when he suddenly turned around and asked, "Where is Wang Daban?" ”

A little eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and replied earnestly: "Back to the emperor, the prince has already gone back to rest, if you want to summon the prince and slave, go and call him over." ”

"Oh...... No need! ”

Only then did Chongzhen remember that he forced Wang Chengen to go back to rest, and it was usually Wang Chengen who stayed up late with him to criticize the chapters. Nian thought that Wang Chengen was old, so he sent him back to rest. Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen were both old men when Chongzhen was the king of letters, so they won Chongzhen's trust the most.

After finishing a day's work, Chongzhen stood up and stretched. The little eunuch next to him had long been paying attention to the number of recitals on Chongzhen's table.

Seeing that Chongzhen had finished his work, they hurriedly trotted up and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, do you plan to spend the night in the Nuanxiang Pavilion or go to which lady to rest?" ”

Chongzhen thought for a while and said, "I haven't been to the queen for a long time, so let's go to Kunning Palace tonight." ”

"Yes!"

The two little eunuchs answered, one brought a thick cloak for Chongzhen and wrapped him tightly, and the other ran to open the gate.

Chongzhen, who was sitting on Q3, shook slightly as the car moved.

This magical car is also from the starting point city, and his imperial study is also decorated in the style of the starting point city, and the influence of the starting point city has been everywhere. But when he remembered Luo Yang's report about Shijingshan during the day, his face became gloomy.

Kunning Palace is not far from Nuanxiang Pavilion, only more than a mile, but when Chongzhen came to Kunning Palace, it was already a quarter of an hour or two.

Queen Zhou, who had already slept, hurriedly got up and welcomed Chongzhen in, and instructed the palace maids around her to close the door and bring the brazier, and after all this was done, Queen Zhou stood behind Chongzhen and helped him take off the cloak.

Pulling Chongzhen to the brazier and sitting down, Queen Zhou complained and said: "Your Majesty, it's time now, you should rest early at such a late hour, why do you still come to the concubine, you must know that you will have to go to court early tomorrow." ”

Chongzhen smiled: "I haven't seen Zitong (the emperor's honorific title for the empress in ancient times) for several days, and I want to see you after approving the music tonight, so I came over." Are you just so unkind to see me? ”

Empress Zhou glanced at Chongzhen with disgust: "Your Majesty is talking nonsense again, you are a true dragon prince, how dare the concubine not treat you!" ”

"True Dragon Heavenly Son?"

Chongzhen couldn't help but be silent for a moment when he heard this word, and after a while, he smiled bitterly: "The life of the true dragon emperor is very sad, sometimes I really hope that it is not the true dragon emperor, I just want to live a good life with Zitong for a few years in the ordinary people's family, and I don't have to criticize those twists and turns that can never be watched every day." ”

Listening to Chongzhen complaining, Queen Zhou didn't speak and just looked at her husband silently, she knew that what her husband needed at this time was just an audience to listen.

After talking for a while, Chongzhen looked at Queen Zhou and then smiled: "Zitong, aren't you annoyed to hear me complain so much?" ”

"Where." Empress Zhou smiled softly: "Although Your Majesty is the co-lord of the world, he is also the husband of the concubine, and it is also a blessing for the concubine to be able to hear the whining of the king of a country with his own ears." ”

"Huh...... You! Chongzhen stretched out his finger and pointed at Queen Zhou, with a warm smile in his eyes.

The relationship between Queen Zhou and Chongzhen can be said to be deep friendship, and Chongzhen has always respected this wife, and the two get along very casually on weekdays.

Enjoying the rare warmth between husband and wife, Chongzhen sighed after a while: "Zitong, I just received a fold, but after I saw it, I was happy and worried, and I was in turmoil for a while, so I wanted to come to you to sit here." ”

Empress Zhou asked with concern, "What is it that makes the emperor so upset?" ”

Chongzhen frowned and said, "It's not that Wang Yue is preparing for the soldiers of Shuntian Mansion, this person really makes me a little incomprehensible." ”

Speaking of Wang Yue, Queen Zhou remembered the conflict between him and her father, and said with some displeasure: "This Wang Yue is just a courtier, why should the emperor work so hard?" ”

Chongzhen snorted coldly and said: "This person is becoming more and more domineering, and his soldiers dare to openly confront my Jinyi Guard, which is really bold and reckless. ”

Empress Zhou said: "In that case, why don't you take him down and punish him, or dismiss him from his post?" ”

Chongzhen smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Things are not as simple as you think. Do you know? He had just paid another 26 million catties of grain taxes, totaling 140,000 stone of grain, and had high-yield crop seeds to present to the imperial court. I have so many officials and nobles, and I don't know how many people have hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, but no one can cooperate with him in paying taxes. Not to mention how much benefit the starting point city can bring to the imperial court now, even the Tiance army in his hand is not easy to match, this army was built by Wang Yue himself. I'm worried that if it is not handled properly, something may happen to the Jingshi. ”

Everything Wang Yue did was a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, quelling the chaos, building roads, offering food, absorbing displaced people, etc., and the influence of the starting point city was gradually emerging.

But Chongzhen already had doubts about this, according to Luo Yangxing, the starting point city had hired nearly 300,000 people, which was a terrible number. In the history of feudal society, except for the projects organized by the state, few private individuals could employ such a large number of people, which was a hidden danger in the eyes of any emperor, not to mention that this hidden danger was near the capital division.

As emperors, they will regard any person or force that is not under their control as a threat, and they will never really use it with confidence, which is why since the Tang Dynasty, the Chinese dynasties have implemented a policy of emphasizing literature over military force.

Empress Zhou was silent, and after a while she said: "Your Majesty, the concubine is a woman, and she doesn't know what the truth of governing the country is. However, the concubines also know that if the ruler of a big country cooks a small fresh, since she is worried that the king will not be able to lose the tail, why not slowly figure it out. ”

Chongzhen nodded silently.